Ophthalmology and Optometry

He is an Optometrist, graduate of La Salle University in Colombia, 1987. Experienced in eye-care business professional into Optical / Ophthalmologic and Optometry industry channels in Latin America with twenty-nine years of clinical, academic and business experience. And he is also Senior Clinical Optometrist and Researcher at Unidad Oftalmológica del Valle in México City. Commercial Director of Yolia Health. Academic Director of the Institute of Continuing Education in Optometry in Mexico. Professor of graduate contact lens fitting post refractive surgery at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México (UNAM). President and Founder of the Latin American Association of Contact Lens and Cornea. Professional Consultant Vision Care, clinical and business (Bausch + Lomb, Blanchard / Lumilent, Synergeyes and Johnson & Johnson). EC Member OPHTHAMOLOGY editor Academic Program Coordinator 3rd Symposium Contact Lenses, AMFECCO, Mexico City 2016.

Opthamology

Manijeh Razeghi is the Walter P. Murphy Professor of Electrical Engineering at Northwestern University and Director of the Center for Quantum Devices, which she founded in 1991 after a successful 10-year career as the Director of Exploratory Materials at Thomson-CSF, France. She is one of the leading scientists in the field of semiconductor science and technology, having pioneered the development and implementation of major modern epitaxial techniques. Her current research interest is in nanoscale optoelectronic quantum devices from deep-UV up to terahertz. At Northwestern University she has commercialized aluminum-free pump lasers, developed type-II superlattices for next generation infrared imagers (an area in which she holds key patents), and currently holds most of the quantum cascade lasers records for high power and tunability. She has authored 18 books, 31 books chapters, and more than 1000 journal publications. She is editor, associate, and board member of many journals, including Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Her awards include the IBM Europe Science and Technology Prize, the SWE Lifetime Achievement Award, the R.F. Bunshah Award, the IBM faculty award, Jan Czochralski Gold Medal, and many best paper awards. She is a fellow of SWE, SPIE, IEC, OSA, APS, IOP, IEEE, and MRS.

Quantum cascade lasers, Nano Science and Technology

Rolando Toyos is the Medical Director and Founder of Toyos Clinic. He completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University. Prior to Medical School, he was National High School Teacher of the Year. He completed his Medical degree at the University of Illinois where he was Class President and a James Scholar. He completed his Ophthalmology Residency at North-western University and Chicago Children’s Hospital before starting Toyos Clinic. He has published several books and research articles, lecturing internationally on scientific topics such as his invention Intense Pulse Light for Dry Eye.

Ophthalmology

Shuliang Jiao received his Ph.D from the department of Biomedical Engineering of Texas A&M University in 2003. He joined the faculty of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of University of Miami as an assistant professor after graduation. He is currently a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University. His research interest is mainly focused on the development of innovative technologies for imaging and treatment of eye diseases. His current research includes the technological development and application of Optical Photoacoustic Microscopy, Optical Coherence Tomography, and Multimodal Functional Imaging for the early diagnosis of age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma.

Ophthalmology, Glaucoma

Dr. Yoon graduated magna cum laude from an accelerated medical degree program at Albany Medical College and Union College. He completed his ophthalmology residency training at Tufts-New England Medical Center and received the Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program Achievement Award.

Ophthalmology